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 **************************************************************************
 * MIFSS  - content storage system
 * 
 *
 * @uthors: uros.kristan@gmail.com (Uroš Kristan ) Urosk.NET
 *         jernej.svigelj@gmail.com (Jernej Švigelj) 
 */
package net.monare.mifss.workers.interfaces;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.Date;

import net.monare.mifss.exceptions.FileHandlerException;

public interface FileHandler {

	public String getContentMetaData(File file);

	public Date getCurrentDate();

	public String getFileExtension(String name);
	
	public String replaceFileExtension(String fileName,String newExtension);

	public String getHashForFile(File file) throws FileHandlerException;

	public String getHashMethod();

	public String getMimeType(File file);

	public String getUniqueId();
	
	public long getFilesize(File file);

}
